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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 3.4-30.2 MHz 138-200 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
? ?
Selectivity 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 350/350 mW

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 70/80Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU Mains or 12V DC 6-16V DC (7.2V DC nominal)
Current RX 80 W ? 17-100 mA
TX - - Max 1.3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 1967 and 1971 in USA Between 1989 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
55 × 157 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 6.18 × 1.22 in)
Weight ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) Batteries & antenna included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF. CTCSS/PL. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000215 STANDARD-C-000528